EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos came to Madrid to show support for Spain's efforts in migration management. But he also had a message about the best way forward from now on. https://t.co/yVuJt1r6Hv

Spain, which for the first time in years has overtaken Italy as the preferred destination for refugees, has registered almost 21,000 migrants so far this year, almost more than in the whole of last year, according to figures compiled by the International Organisation for Migration.

The mortality rate for the crossing from Morocco is around one in 70, the IOM said, which is considerably lower than that between Libya and Italy, which is one in 19.

Meeting with Carmen Calvo, Josep Borrell, Fernando Grande Marlaska, Magdalena Valerio: full support of the EU to Spain to address the migratory challenges and to strenghen our partnership with Morocco https://t.co/rkbsJRIC5Lpic.twitter.com/mbPawdwXS3